Glenwood Springs – A former high school teacher has pleaded guilty to having sex with a 17-year-old boy on the school’s football team while her two young children and a teenage baby sitter slept nearby.

Darcie Esson, 33, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust. In exchange for her plea, prosecutors dropped two other sexual assault charges.

Esson faces a sentence ranging from probation to an indeterminate life sentence without the possibility of parole.

Prosecutors said Esson had sex with the teen in a Glenwood Springs motel room in November while the Elizabeth High School football team was out of town for a playoff game.

The school is in Parker, about 135 miles east of Glenwood Springs. An arrest warrant affidavit said Esson had no official role in the team’s trip.

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